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International Rosary: Fr. Roger Wawa, Director of Radio Maria DR Congo leading a decade of the rosary dedicated to Africa at St. Mary Major Basilica on October 7, 2019 / World Family of Radio Maria

African Catholics Share Impressions after Being Part of ‘international rosary’

Oct 9, 2019

As part of the activities to celebrate the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019 (EMMOCT2019) announced by Pope Francis, the global Catholic community was expected to take part in the “international rosary” convened at St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome on Monday, October 7 at 3 p.m. (local time). Catholics from a number of African countries who traveled to Rome to be part of the group leading the worldwide reciting of the Holy Rosary have shared with ACI Africa their impressions.

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